The Little People’s Page

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 18, 10 May 1923, Page 39

The Little People’s Page

Conducted by Anne

My dear Little People, Yon will be thinking I have been washed away or drowned in the flood, but here I am quite safe and sound. Poor old Dunedin, what a mess You should have seen it. Up in the North Island they had it pretty badly, too, I can tell you. We won’t be short of water for a while now, will ■Ave? I must not write too long a letter, as we have a big batch to put through to-day. Anne. cl;. Dear Anne, — This is my first letter to you and I hope to see my name in the Tablet as I saw one of my friends there not long ago. I am thirteen years old, my birthday is on the 13th August, I was born in 1909. I go to the Bluff Convent. We have a nice brick school which is very cosy in cold weather. I will write again soon. Your new friend— Madge Massey, Bluff. jy (Yours is a very nice birthday. It is the feast of St. Glare. Do you enjoy reading your little friend’s letters? Anne.) h v Dear Anne, —Will you please allow me to join your page I like the children’s letters and we all look upon “Anne” as our own special friend. 1. am in the second standard. 1 have two brothers. Percy is younger than I am and George is a big hov who works in town. I have four sisters, two arc left school, 1 am the voungest girl. 1 -have a great many cousins in South Canterbury and the North Island; a, good number of my cousins arc mins. When I am big perhaps I shall be a teacher like my cousins and go up to the North Island to instruct the little Maori boys and girls. My cousin is a Marist Father, Love to all the “Little People” and you to. dear "A line. From your new friend—Eileen Maynard, South Dunedin. ' (Yes Eileen, we are glad to welcome yon and glad you like Anne, who thinks her .own Little People are the best in the world.— Anne.) Dear Anne, — This is my first letter to yon. I hope you are getting on all right. Our concert is on A larch 17 and it is Saint Patricks Feast day to The snorts are also on that day so we shall have a good time. I go to the convent school in Taihape. Your new friend — Rat Aleachen, Taihape. (Did yon have a good time at your sports? A little bird told me they were extra good sports this vear. — Anne.) Dear Anno,- —This is mv first letter to you. T am ten in Standard two. I have three sisters and a brother. My sister is eight in Standard 0119. I never went for a holiday this year. I have no more to say so good-bye. Your new friend —Phyllis Maher. Tailpipe. (I am sure yon had a very barmy time at home, Phyllis, even if you did not go awav, because you have a brother and sisters to play' with. — Anne.) Dear Anne, This is the first time I have written to you. I an in standard two. I have been away for a holiday down to the beach. Your little friend Laura . Loughnan, Taihape. _ (And did you go to Wellington too, Laura? I wonder which beach you went to? Was it Seaton 11, Day’s Bay, Lyall Bay? Was it some other beach? —Anne. - Dear Anne, This isjdie first time I have written to yon. We get the Tablet from 'a lady down the road. She gets it then lends it to us. We went to Wellington for our holiday and I saw the sea for the first time. We had a lovely time batheing in the water. Your new friend— Dorothy Loughnan, Taihape. 'A (Welcome, Dorothea. And what did yon think of the big blue sea with the white breakers? Anne.) Dear Anne,As yon asked all boys and girls to write to you I thought I would like to be among them. I go to the Convent school: I am 12 years old and in the sth std. I have four brothers and three sisters. 1 have two brothers “twins.” We have six cows. I milk two every night and one in the morning sometimes. 1 have a nice little pony named Swanee. I shall conclude bv wishing you every success in the future. Your loving friend —Monica Langford. Turangaturi. (Do you go for nice rides on Swanee? I hone he doesn’t play tricks and buck you off. —Anne.) Dear Anne,This is my first letter to you. I am eight years old and in std. 2. I go to the. Convent school Wrev’s Bush. I will close now with love. from —Teresa Langford, Silverstream. C' (Yours is a very nice little letter for an eight-year-old. Write again.—Anne.) :c> Dear Anne,l am very sorry that I could not write sooner but I have been busy all week. I started to go to St Columba’s Convent at Riverton and I think it is ranch better than Hie Public school. I was at the Otnutau concert and I think it was just lovely, I am sure if you were there you would have enioyed vourself very much.. Mv birthday is in June and I will he ten . I wonder if you are having the same weather as we are. up in Dunedin. I am having a holiday to-morrow from school, so I will not heed to go to bed early, to-night. I hone von are keeping well up in Dunedin.. I think that I will bring these few lines to a close for it wont be long till bed-time. From your loveimr friend—Doreen Knowler, Te AVaeAVae: (We are having delightful weather now, are you? I

. *•- . - ■ * / ■ - believe you like staying up late. Isn’t it nice for a change? Anne.) .

Dear Anne, —I am very glad there is a children’s page in the Tablet. I like to look at poetry. I am eight years of age. I go to a Public school as there is no Catholic school but we have a nice little church which in it we have mass every Sunday. At School I am the Second Std. We do not have far to go to school for we are next door. Before I go to school I hav to take some milk to people and also at night again. I have not been going round with them last week, for I have been ill. We had 125 chickens and some of them died. Before New Year we used to get 40 eggs aday. I have 5 sisters and three brothers so there are nine in the family with me. It is getting near tea time so I must draw this letter to a close. With love from your unseen friend —Patricia Kane, St. Andrews. (Glad to hear from you, Patricia, especially as you are such a busy little person. What a lot of chicks to look after. Anne.) Dear Anne, This is mv first letter to you. I live at the Bluff and I go to the Convent school. It is the most Southerly school in the world. There is going to be a dance on Saint Patrick’s day in aid of the school. I will sav good bye now until the next time I write. Your friend —Nelly Kelly, Bluff. (1 have had quite a lot of letters from the Bluff this week, which means you are all thinking of me. — Anne.) Dear Anne, —This is my first letter to you and 1 hope it will lint tie my last. 1 no to the Bluff convent school, 1 am twelve years old and I will be thirteen next August. We had the Missionaric down last week and be went away h'H Sunday night. We are having St. Patrick’s Social oil A loud night. That is all I have to say. Yours truly Hazel. Bluff. (Yours is quite a nice letter. Did you go to the social and enjoy —Anne.) Dear Anne, —You don’t know how pleased I was to see mv letter in the Tablet. Every Thursday I was waiting for the post boy to come round. I am writing to tell you we have had a lovely summer no here, and such a number of strangers came up for a. holiday, of course Hampden would not be much without the beach we have a lovely beach, we get cat’s eyes and all kinds of pretty shells. During the summer nearly every family were short of water they had to pay for the carting of water, the ground is still very dry, we are lining lovely weather for the harvesters, they are all busy thrashing their corn. T heard ii is practically always raining in Dunedin, of course it is such a horrid place, especially for illness. My sister came up to see me, she stays with Airs. Casev and she likes her very much her name is Cissie: mv other sisters name is Molly, she is in Invercargill. 'Well. I must close now. Hoping this letter will receive you. With fondest love from a friend—Vera, Hampden. (Well, dear Vera. I suppose you are getting a little taste of winter like the rest of ns. You were lucky to get your harvesting done in good time, so many didn’t' Write again ! —Anno.) Dear Anne,—My companions have been asking mo when I am going to write to Anne so I must not delay any longer. The little people’s letters and vonr replies to each of them are very interesting. lam fond of reading Maureen’s pages in the Far End, “With Our Little Ones’ 7 in the Mesnu/er, and our weekly page in the Tablet are all favorites of mine.. Easter holidays begin this week I hone the weather will he fine: it has peen pretty stormy lately; hen we return to school we shall know'who got the highest marks for the term. I am going to try to get the most merits in mv exercise in April. Next time I hone to write a better letter. Best wishes for Easter dear Anne from your loving friend— lvy, South Dunedin/ (Hope you had good holidays and that van are getting the best marks in your exercise as you honed von would. Glad to hear from you. —Anne.) ~, i 1)oaI ' Annel am very phased we have a page in the Jnhlrt all to ourselves and I am sure all the Catholic children are pleased too because it will make the Tablet more interesting both to old and young. I am 12 rears old and in Std. 5, and I hope to pass this vear. ' I'have t.iree sisters the eldest one, who is nearly 18 years old is boarding at St. Dominic's College and mv second sister’ who is not well is at home, but we hope she will soon be veil again. Kathleen, who is only 10. is at home also, but we are going boarding at the convent some day too We have our wee cousin stopping here and his name is Kevin Reginald We have a cat and his name is “Jumbo” and he is not a bad old thing but I think he was horn tired as he is even too lazy to eat, but somehow lie finds enough energy to fight smaller kittens than himself. I will close now dear Anne with .from vour little friend— Honoria Hanley. Heddon Bush. Southland " y T (Are you still liking the Little People’s page o Your Jumbo is indeed a lazy cat hut perhaps ho makes himself reallv tired hunting rats while vou are asleep.— Anne.) ~ Dear Anne. I his is mv first letter to vou. i mto the Convent School, Bluff, and lam in Std.'s ’ I have a younger brother and sister—on in Std. A. .vl the other in Ki h / am - 3 of W and mv birthday is on the 18th of July As I have -no more to sav I, will close now Your friend, Clare Hoads, Bluff. ’ "" el ° Se now * (Always glad to get a first letter from a now, friend you far to spP-lLnT)' d!i ■ TOU " alk t 0 sdKol and i*